New Delhi Trip Overview
Take the Gatiman Express from New Delhi to the Taj Mahal and Agra, after your hotel/airport pick-up around 7:00am. Prepare yourself for a 9-12 hour day, and enjoy the comfort of traveling by high-speed train for 80 minutes to maximize your sightseeing time. Join your professional guide for an exciting day of exploration to Taj Mahal with your private group. Travel in style with uniformed-driver and private air-conditioned car. You will enjoy such inclusions as hotel transfers, breakfast aboard the train, and entrance fees.
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: New Delhi, India
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Take the Gatiman Express from New Delhi to the Taj Mahal and Agra, after your hotel/airport pick-up around 7:00am. Prepare yourself for a 9-12 hour day, and enjoy the comfort of traveling by high-speed train for 80 minutes to maximize your sightseeing time. Join your professional guide for an exciting day of exploration to Taj Mahal with your private group. Travel in style with uniformed-driver and private air-conditioned car. You will enjoy such inclusions as hotel transfers, breakfast aboard the train, and entrance fees.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Nizamuddin Railway Station, Nizamuddin, Nizamuddin East, New Delhi, Delhi 110013, India
You will be picked up in the morning at 7:00am from your hotel or the airport in New Delhi.
Then, you will be driven to the Nizamuddin Railway Station, where you will board the train to Agra. Journey to Agra on India’s newest train the Gatiman Express, a high-speed train covering 116.6m (188km) in approximately 80 minutes.
Board the train in Delhi at 8:10am. You will be served breakfast by one of the Gatiman Express stewards. Sit back and relax as you enjoy your breakfast and view from the extra large windows
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Taj Mahal, Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra 282001 India
Arrive in Agra at 9:40 am, where your driver is waiting. Head directly to the Taj Mahal, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and visit the Taj Mahal, a mausoleum built by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal.
Marvel at its beautiful architecture, combining elements of Indian, Turkish, Persian, and Muslim architectural styles. The intricate landscape and reflecting pools serve to highlight the beautiful white marble that is the Taj Mahal’s signature. Enjoy an interior visit included on this tour. You will have an opportunity to view the geometrical design of the black and white marble floors, the arched doorways and alcoves, the delicate attention to detail, and its opulence
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Agra Fort Rakabgani, Agra 282003 India
After Taj Mahal you will proceed to visit Agra Fort, which is a red stone massive structure built by Great Mughal Emperor “Akbar”. This is one of the UNESCO heritage site in Agra built in 16th century with many palaces inside like Jahangiri Mahal, Diwan e Aam, Pearl Mosque and many others with the view of Taj Mahal. Spend around 1 hour at this monument.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Courtyard by Marriott Agra, Ii, Fatehabad Rd, Taj Nagri Phase 2, Tajganj, Agra, Uttar Pradesh 282001, India
Next after visiting Agra Fort you will proceed for a lunch break. You will enjoy the lunch at 5 Star hotel in Agra.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, Yamuna River, Agra 282001 India
After Lunch break, you will continue your Agra sightseeing. You will Itimad-Ud-Daulah. Often described as a “jewel box”, sometimes called the “Baby Taj”, the tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Mehtab Bagh, Nagla Devjit Etmadpur, Agra India
After visiting Baby Taj, you will visit Mehtab Bagh also known as the Sunset Point. Explore the rear view of Taj Mahal from across the river Yamuna. This place is perfect for photographers, who love taking pictures.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: New Delhi, New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi
Delhi Airport. Hotel anywhere in Delhi / Noida / Gurugram.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
